Anchor lifting and lowering winch



Oct. 27, 1959 R. F. KANOUSE 2,910,032

ANCHOR LIFTING AND LOWERING WINCR 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed NOV- 20, 1957 F/gJ Fig.2

Robert E Kanouse 4 INVENTOR.

2a 30 28 BY 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 em ST 0 a m m J wm A m M M MW Q E 1 v "v M W R. F. KANOUSE ANCHOR LIFTING AND LOWERING WINCH Filed Nov. 20, 1957 United States Patent() ANCHOR LIFTING AND LOWERING WINCH Robert F. Kanouse, Arlington Heights, Ill.

Application November 20, 1957, Serial No. 697,734 Claims. (Cl. 114-210) The present invention relates to an anchor cable winding winch which is expressly, but not necessarily, adapted to be used on the wall of a row boat or thelike and which, in addition, is sufliciently small and light in weight that it may be said to be portable.

By way of introduction it can and should be pointed out that the concept at bar is not new. In fact, many and varied styles and forms of line winding and reeling attachments have been devised and offered for use. To be more specific, one such construction is quite similar to that herein revealed and it is the subject matter of my co-pending application Serial No. 663,299, filed in the Patent Oflice on June 3, 1957. The pending matter, much like the instant one, has to do with a frame structure which is characterized by a horizontally elongated base having spaced parallel side members, an inverted U-shaped upright having its arms attached to one of the side members, there being a pair of such uprights. The uprights are disposed in opposed spaced parallelism and a reel is mounted for rotation in suitable bearings provided in or on the uprights. Clamp means is carried by the base of the frame structure and has associated means whereby it may be detachably, pivotally and otherwise operatively associated with a wall of a boat. A transverse guide rod is mounted on the outer end portion of the base and it is over this that the cable or line from the anchor is movably trained.

The present invention is an improvement on the pending one and is characterized by similarly constructed andv performing elements. With a View toward achieving the improved results underconsideration the instant construction comprises a clamp which is either permanently or detachably mounted on a boat wall. The clamp serves to accommodatingly support a substantially U-shaped cradle having suitably angled flanges for effectually cradling a weight or'anchor when the latter is elevated and the boat is to'be shifted or moved from place to place.

The invention also features a substantially U-shaped yoke having arms hingedly attached to end portions of the cradle, said arms supporting a reel therebetween on which the lifting and lowering line or cable is reeled and wound.

Novelty is also predicated upon a second U-shaped yoke or frame having its arms cooperable with the arms of the first named frame and also supporting either a stationary round or a roller over which the cable may be movably trained.

Other objects, features and advantages will become more readily apparent from the following description and the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings, wherein like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the views:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the improved winch showing how it is constructed.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation which, when considered in conjunction with Fig. 1, reveals the construction and arrangement of the parts more clearly.

2,910,032 Patented Oct. 27, 1959 Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrows and showing the weight or anchor removed from its cradle and hanging overboard either to descend or ascend, as the case may be.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view on an enlarged scale taken on the plane of the line 44 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a view on an enlarged scale and of a fragmentary and elevational type taken approximately on the vertical line 5-5 of Fig. 2 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 6 is also a fragmentary view on an enlarged scale showing the cradle retaining latch or fastener.

Fig. 7 is a view similar in some respects to Fig. 3 showing the anchor suspended overboard but illustrating a slight modification in construction.

Figure 8 is an enlarged view in section and elevation,

also of a fragmentary type and taken on the plane of the line 8-8 of Fig. 7. I

Fig. 9 is a section on the line 9-9 of Fig. 8.

By way of introduction to the description of the details I it can be pointed out here that insofar as the modificafor simplicity in construction.

same reference numerals are to be applied to all like parts throughout all of the views. With reference first to Figs. 2, 3 and 7 the boat, which may be an ordinary row boat, is denoted by the numeral 10 and the gunwale or Wall on which it is mounted is denoted at 12.

The saddle-like member 14 which also is described as a cradle is of U-shaped form and comprises a pair of vertical end walls 16 and a central horizontal connecting wall 18. The outwardly diverging cradling flanges are denoted at 20 and have slots 22 to accommodate a strap (not shown) which may be employed if desired to strap the weight or anchor 24 in the cradled position shown in Figs. 1 and 2. I I

In the arrangement seen in Fig. 3 the clamping and mounting bracket 26 has jaws 28 one of which carries a setscrew 30 whereby the jaws may be removably clamped on the boat. The base of the cradle is swivelly bolted at 32. to the bracket. The somewhat corresponding attaching clamp in Fig. 7 is conveniently differentiated by the numeral 34 and it has a single jaw 36 more or less permanently bolted in place at 38. The body of the clamp 40 is the same as a body 42 in Fig. 3 and therefore the cradle 14 is swivelly bolted in the same manner seen in Fig. 3.

The aforementioned inverted U-shaped yoke is denoted by the numeral 44 and the arms 46 thereof carry an appropriate axle or shaft 48 on which the reel 50 turns. The reel serves to accommodate the cable or line 52. In the arrangement seen in Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive there is a second smaller inverted U-shaped yoke 54 and this is provided with either a cross pin or a roller 56 adjacent the bight portion 58. The arms 60 are situated between the offset end portions 61 of the arms 46 of yoke 44 and the respective arms are assembled and bolted together as shown in detail in Fig. 5. More specifically, this arrangement embodies a hinging and an assembling bolt 62 (Fig. 5) and a spacing sleeve 64 encasing said bolt. By offsetting the arms 46 as at 61 the oifset portions provide a check shoulder which may engage the adjacent ends of the cradling flanges 20 to thus limit the outward swinging of the yoke 44, that is, in a direction from left to right (Figs. 2 and 3 respectively). With further reference to Fig. 5 it will be seen that one of the arms 46 is provided with selectively usable keeper holes 66 for reception of a spring pressed detent or pin 68, said pin being operated by a fingergrip or knob 70. The shaft portion of the keeper pin is slidable in a housing 72 containing a coil spring 74 which exerts pressure on the flange on the shaft to apply and hold the keeper pin seated as seen in Fig. 5.

It will be noticed in the arrangement seen in Fig. 3, wherein two yokes 44 and 54 are employed and which have a common hinge or pivot point (62 and 64) the cable or line is wound counterclockwise and is trained over the roller or guide 56 so that the anchor or weight is suspended in an outboard position where it is ready to be raised or lowered as desired. The raising and lowering is accomplished by turning the reel and this is in turn accomplished by way of a hand crank 76 (Fig. 8) having an appropriate hand-grip 78. The crank is hingedly connected at 80 and 82 to the headed outer end of a slidable and rotatable stub shaft 84 having a pinion 86 fixed on its inner end in mesh with a cooperating pinion 88 on the winding reel. The shaftslides back and forth in the bushing 90 and is controlled partly by the stop pin 92.

Theobvious purpose of the showing in Fig. 4 is to illustrate that there is also included a ratchet 94 and a dog or pawl 96 engageable with the ratchet and moved to its operative position by way of an appropriately mounted spring 98.

With reference to Fig. 6 it will be seen that the bottom 18 of the cradle is provided at a suitable place with a latchhole 100 to accommodate the cooperating end 102 of a latch operated by a finger-grip 104, said latch being mounted in the housing or casing 106 and operated by way of a coil spring 108. Hence when the latch is released the entire cradle may be rotated on its aforementioned pivot pin 32 (Fig. 3).

It will be obvious that the weight of the anchor pulls the uprights forward and down eliminating the use of a lock. Under normal circumstances the anchor is cradled in its out-of-the-way position seen in Figs. 1 and 2 and will usually stay put as desired. In this position it is in readiness to be slid out and down into the water. Also, when the anchor is reeled in it can be raised high enough; and then pulled into the cradle and held in its out-of-the-way position. In the arrangement seen in Fig. 7, where the yoke 54 is eliminated, it will be evident that the cable is wound on the reel in a clockwise manner so that the outermost coil or convolution comes down in the proper suspension position and allows the anchor to be reeled up and down in a simple and easy manner.

The channel frame or saddle may be bolted directly to the boat or bracketed in place as is obvious.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. In combination, a boat having at least one wall, an anchor, an anchor lifting and lowering line having one end attached to said anchor, a reel on which the other end and median portions'of said line are wound, a substantially U-shaped cradle for said anchor adapted and clamped atop said wall, said cradle having a horizontal portion and vertical end portions, said vertical end portions being provided with divergent outstanding anchor seating and supporting flanges, yoke means operatively supported and mounted on said cradle, said reel being operatively and accessibly mounted on said yoke means, said anchor being adapted, when not in use, to be supported and cradled on said seating flanges.

2. The structure defined in claim 1 and wherein said flanges are provided with slots adapted to receive an anchor harnessing strap.

3. The structure defined in claim 1 and, in combination, bracket means fastened on said wall, said cradle being hingedly bolted on said bracket means so that the cradle may be permitted to swing in a horizontal plane on a vertical axis.

4. In a construction of the class described, a substantially channel-shaped cradle adapted to be mounted and fastened for use on a boat, a substantially U-shaped yoke having arms hingedly connected to end portions of said cradle, a reel mounted for operation between median portions of the arms of said yoke, an anchor handling line having one end attached to and wound on said reel, and an anchor attached to the other end of said line, a bracket through the medium of which said cradle may be mounted on said boat, and means hingedly connecting the bight portion of said cradle to said bracket, said cradle having divergent finger supporting flanges.

5. The structure defined in claim 4 and a second yoke hingedly attached to said cradle and also U-shaped and having a guide over which a portion of said line is adapted to be trained and either reeled in or payed out as the case may be.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,333,836 Whitney Nov. 9, 1943 2,661,711 Evans Dec. 8, 1953 2,718,865 Kurzmann Sept. 27, 1955 2,831,450 Schiele Apr. 22, 1958 

